ThorUI AU (Auto Update) [Interface Discussion] - Page 4

Crystyl · #1 10-22-2005, 04:32 AM

First of all I would like to say awesome job. You make it easy for people to use custom UI's, something I'd given up on because of having people create but never update. Thank you both so much for your hard work.

I added the fancy camp button feature where you are supposed to be able to quickly change characters, but all the "character" buttons only say character and pressing any of them gives me an error message that the game can't find the world server after it camps out, and then I have to quit to desktop. I'm sure there is some info the file is missing but I'm not sure how to add it, or whatever needs to be done. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Crystyl of Lavastorm

ShadowProwler420 · #2 10-22-2005, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Crystyl

First of all I would like to say awesome job. You make it easy for people to use custom UI's, something I'd given up on because of having people create but never update. Thank you both so much for your hard work.

I added the fancy camp button feature where you are supposed to be able to quickly change characters, but all the "character" buttons only say character and pressing any of them gives me an error message that the game can't find the world server after it camps out, and then I have to quit to desktop. I'm sure there is some info the file is missing but I'm not sure how to add it, or whatever needs to be done. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Crystyl of Lavastorm

The instructions on how to use the camp/shutdown mod can be found here: http://www.eq2interface.com/download...fo.php?id=4008

MrNice · #3 10-23-2005, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crystyl

First of all I would like to say awesome job. You make it easy for people to use custom UI's, something I'd given up on because of having people create but never update. Thank you both so much for your hard work.

I added the fancy camp button feature where you are supposed to be able to quickly change characters, but all the "character" buttons only say character and pressing any of them gives me an error message that the game can't find the world server after it camps out, and then I have to quit to desktop. I'm sure there is some info the file is missing but I'm not sure how to add it, or whatever needs to be done. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Crystyl of Lavastorm

Hi,

Make sure you press the "..." button next to this option so you can see what the author says. Each feature has it's own help page and I typically link the help page directly to the author's detail page for the mod.

xenoc · #4 10-23-2005, 02:39 PM

I'm having that compass problem too. It's been like that for a couple days. The patch notes for the game on the 20th said something about resizing the compass to fix it, but I tried that with the ThorUI compass and it still says "W" when I'm facing north.

**Faetyl** · #5 10-23-2005, 04:34 PM

I adjusted the compass yesterday.
Did you run the AU?

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Originally Posted by xenoc

I'm having that compass problem too. It's been like that for a couple days. The patch notes for the game on the 20th said something about resizing the compass to fix it, but I tried that with the ThorUI compass and it still says "W" when I'm facing north.

**Faetyl** · #6 10-22-2005, 09:38 AM

Deselect the hotkeys feature within the ThorUI AU then manually delete the "eq2ui_mainhud_hotkey.xml" or delete the entire thorui folder within your EverQuest II\UI directory then relaunch the ThorUI AU so that it may pull the files down again.

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Originally Posted by bdavis24

i love the ui but how do i make my buttons bigger it is killing my eyes but i dont want to lower the resolution just to have bigger buttons

Skeether · #7 10-22-2005, 10:29 AM

For some reason my compass is wrong. When I stand facing east the compass tells me south. I don't have my view pointed in the wrong direction and , I have tried to delete the thor ui folder and let the updater pull the files again. When I go back to the standard EQ interface the compass is right. Can you plese help?

**Faetyl** · #8 10-22-2005, 10:35 AM

Sigh, SOE !@#$'d there's up then fixed it by changing the data i'm assuming.
I'll take a look at it today.

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Originally Posted by Skeether

For some reason my compass is wrong. When I stand facing east the compass tells me south. I don't have my view pointed in the wrong direction and , I have tried to delete the thor ui folder and let the updater pull the files again. When I go back to the standard EQ interface the compass is right. Can you plese help?

Savedsoldier · #9 10-22-2005, 10:53 AM

great ui, thanks for your hard work

want to adjust some aspects of it to suit my playstyle, but there isnt an
'advanced button' on my updater. looks like the window needs to be resized to show it, but it wont let me resize it. was also wondering if there was an ingame window to adjust aspects of thorui.

my apologies if this has been asked already, dont have time to read through all the threads

Thanks again

Anacrhonomicon · #10 10-23-2005, 08:20 PM

A good UI I suppose, but it doesn't take advantage of a few key elements that I feel are important in a UI. You don't have half sized inventory, Effects, Maintained, or hotkey bars. This does not please me. I have decided to stop using it. Nice updater though, good idea. Little too flashy for my tastes, guess I'm a purist. Like my elements as unobtrusive as possible.

**Faetyl** · #11 10-23-2005, 11:56 PM

Thank you for your thoughts however all of those features are indeed included and available in the features section.

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Originally Posted by Anacrhonomicon

A good UI I suppose, but it doesn't take advantage of a few key elements that I feel are important in a UI. You don't have half sized inventory, Effects, Maintained, or hotkey bars. This does not please me. I have decided to stop using it. Nice updater though, good idea. Little too flashy for my tastes, guess I'm a purist. Like my elements as unobtrusive as possible.

Rebelcircuit · #12 10-23-2005, 09:58 PM

I would like give a quick thanks for the excellent work you have done. I have just begun to use your ui but I am already I am finding it a huge help. I am having one problem however. I am unable to see or find my Heroic Opportunities window when I start a chain. I set the ui up with your settings files and everything is as it should be except this. My windows are'nt allowed to be set off screen so I don't know why I can't get this window to show up. I've tried searching elsewhere for a solution but have found none yet. Any help you can find would be greatly appreciated.

The Black Curso · #13 10-23-2005, 10:17 PM

First off, thanks for the all the good work. ThorUI keeps getting better and better! I have two questions.

For earlier versions, you had a screenshot where interface elements were captioned. Hotbars had descriptions for them (buffs, utility, etc.) I just think it would be good to have this information included as part of the help for those completely new to ThorUI. For those considering using your default window placements, it would do much to explain the "What do I use 6 hotbars for anyway?" question, that you alluded to (For those that don't need 6 hotbars, delete the middle two...)

In the current version, is there documentation for how to use the Custom Video Presets? Specifically, how to create your own three sets to replace the defaults?

Be seeing you...

---> TBC (Templar, Brigand, Conjurer)

**Faetyl** · #14 10-23-2005, 11:58 PM

Thank you, I will try to bring those screenshots back
The instructions are in the feature section for the start button. (Press the "..." button

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Originally Posted by The Black Curso

First off, thanks for the all the good work. ThorUI keeps getting better and better! I have two questions.

For earlier versions, you had a screenshot where interface elements were captioned. Hotbars had descriptions for them (buffs, utility, etc.) I just think it would be good to have this information included as part of the help for those completely new to ThorUI. For those considering using your default window placements, it would do much to explain the "What do I use 6 hotbars for anyway?" question, that you alluded to (For those that don't need 6 hotbars, delete the middle two...)

In the current version, is there documentation for how to use the Custom Video Presets? Specifically, how to create your own three sets to replace the defaults?

Be seeing you...

---> TBC (Templar, Brigand, Conjurer)

**Faetyl** · #15 10-24-2005, 12:01 AM

If you were to delete your "window placement file" for that character, it would revert you back to the default SOE window placments.
The file should look similar to this: UNREST_faetyl_eq2_uisettings.ini

Be sure to backup your current.
You may then use the window placements wizard to overwrite with the preset provided. Just note you must have the files selected in order to use it.

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Originally Posted by Rebelcircuit

I would like give a quick thanks for the excellent work you have done. I have just begun to use your ui but I am already I am finding it a huge help. I am having one problem however. I am unable to see or find my Heroic Opportunities window when I start a chain. I set the ui up with your settings files and everything is as it should be except this. My windows are'nt allowed to be set off screen so I don't know why I can't get this window to show up. I've tried searching elsewhere for a solution but have found none yet. Any help you can find would be greatly appreciated.

ShadowMaster · #16 10-24-2005, 10:30 AM

I haven't seen this problem mentioned, and I was waiting for a program update to see if it would be addressed, but after receiving the new program update, I still have the same problem. I'll post a screenie of it, and you can see for yourself. I am using Firefox as my default browser, can't believe I'm the only one using it and thorui, maybe thats not the problem, but thought I'd mention it since I can see htm coding where I shouldn't. Without further ado, the screenie with the problem:

After the initial screen there in black font, it switches to white font on white background, no can read. Not a big deal, but pretty ugly. And yes, I did compress the pic before uploading, that's why the pixelation.... it all still works, just looks ugly. Any ideas or help??

ShadowProwler420 · #17 10-24-2005, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ShadowMaster

I haven't seen this problem mentioned, and I was waiting for a program update to see if it would be addressed, but after receiving the new program update, I still have the same problem. I'll post a screenie of it, and you can see for yourself. I am using Firefox as my default browser, can't believe I'm the only one using it and thorui, maybe thats not the problem, but thought I'd mention it since I can see htm coding where I shouldn't. Without further ado, the screenie with the problem:

Picture omitted, as it is the original post above

After the initial screen there in black font, it switches to white font on white background, no can read. Not a big deal, but pretty ugly. And yes, I did compress the pic before uploading, that's why the pixelation.... it all still works, just looks ugly. Any ideas or help??

I can vouch for your issue not being caused by using Firefox as your default browser, since I also use Firefox and do not have any problems with the AU.

Even though MrNice has recently updated the AU to correct the issue, it looks like you are running with a high DPI setting and large fonts (could also be a video driver thing). Try looking back a page or two in this thread (about 1/3 or 1/2 way down on page 10, or look for posts #234 - 236 in case your number of posts per page is different than mine) for a brief discussion on a very similar matter.

ShadowMaster · #18 10-24-2005, 05:29 PM

Nope, not a similar matter at all. All my buttons are where they are supposed to be, I am running on standard dpi settings, and at 1024x768. Just seems as tho the html commands for the display window there are not being interpeted, they are being displayed.

Just to add I am using a gf6800, with the latest certified nvidia drivers.

Thanks for the it's not firefox help tho, I figured a lot of people using mods would be......

But still, the quest for the answer goes on.......

MrNice · #19 10-24-2005, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ShadowMaster

After the initial screen there in black font, it switches to white font on white background, no can read. Not a big deal, but pretty ugly. And yes, I did compress the pic before uploading, that's why the pixelation.... it all still works, just looks ugly. Any ideas or help??

I developed AUto Updater on my machine, which uses Firefox as a default. As another helpful user pointed out it's probably your font settings. Also, check your info.html file in c:\program files \thorui directory. Sometimes that gets corrupted. Just delete it and see if it gets re-written correctly next time you load.

ShadowMaster · #20 10-24-2005, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by MrNice

I developed AUto Updater on my machine, which uses Firefox as a default. As another helpful user pointed out it's probably your font settings. Also, check your info.html file in c:\program files \thorui directory. Sometimes that gets corrupted. Just delete it and see if it gets re-written correctly next time you load.

I'm using standard 96dpi settings, standard 1024x768 resolution. I just looked and I don't have an info.html file in my prgram files/thorui folder. I have a logfile.html as the only html file in the folder. I'll try that one....nope, renamed that and the same thing......

bradigar · #21 10-24-2005, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ShadowMaster

I haven't seen this problem mentioned, and I was waiting for a program update to see if it would be addressed, but after receiving the new program update, I still have the same problem. I'll post a screenie of it, and you can see for yourself. I am using Firefox as my default browser, can't believe I'm the only one using it and thorui, maybe thats not the problem, but thought I'd mention it since I can see htm coding where I shouldn't. Without further ado, the screenie with the problem

After the initial screen there in black font, it switches to white font on white background, no can read. Not a big deal, but pretty ugly. And yes, I did compress the pic before uploading, that's why the pixelation.... it all still works, just looks ugly. Any ideas or help??

The problem is the logfile is corrupted.
I had the same problem as did someone else. If you open the logfile and view the source code there is a space (sometimes two) between each character. I tried numerous reloads to fix the problem, but it didn't work.
So, I edited the logfile by deleting all the spaces between the characters and saved the file and now it works perfectly. Strange that every time it downloaded,the file was corrupt ; yet, changing it on my computer and overwriting the file fixed the issue.

ShadowMaster · #22 10-24-2005, 09:04 PM

I did delete the file a number of times and it does always come back corrupted. There are spaces in between almost every character, sometimes 2 chars then a space. When I open the file to edit, it displays 1 or 2 chars per line only and it's hundreds of lines long. I've tried editing the spaces out manually twice, and messed up not to far in both times, so I'm not gonna bother anymore. If someone wants to cut and paste theirs here, I'd be happy to cut and paste it into mine. Thanks for the solution, and thanks to whoever posts a good logfile.html here for me to copy.

Buflobill · #23 10-25-2005, 09:28 AM

Since LU13 pallys have Piercing skill in the adventure book I bought a Piercing weapon went to El to get it up to the same point as slashing and crushing,But when I check my persona screen Slashing/Crushing and Piercing all have 0s behined them and on the skill screen it has 174/174 for Slashing but when I was playing last night I switched back to a slashing weapon and it ding to 183/183 all my other skills have 183 on the right side of the / mark but fighting skills like crushing/slashing/piercing have 174 but when I use and of the diff types of weapons it show like for piercing 128/183 at the top of my screen not sure if this is a Thor UI problem or what just thought id let you know.

**Faetyl** · #24 10-26-2005, 09:46 AM

The persona window section regarding piercing, slashing, and crushing are in the resistances section and are indeed resistance data not skill data.
When you get higher lvl you get a selection to become resistant to piercing, slashing, or crushing and I thought it would be nice to display that for those who chose it.

The skill window data is locked and any strange data read issues would be from SOE as all my UI does is "catch" their data and display it to the user.
To sum it up: That looks like a bug report for the skill data.

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Originally Posted by Buflobill

Since LU13 pallys have Piercing skill in the adventure book I bought a Piercing weapon went to El to get it up to the same point as slashing and crushing,But when I check my persona screen Slashing/Crushing and Piercing all have 0s behined them and on the skill screen it has 174/174 for Slashing but when I was playing last night I switched back to a slashing weapon and it ding to 183/183 all my other skills have 183 on the right side of the / mark but fighting skills like crushing/slashing/piercing have 174 but when I use and of the diff types of weapons it show like for piercing 128/183 at the top of my screen not sure if this is a Thor UI problem or what just thought id let you know.

Botcha · #25 11-10-2005, 03:12 PM

I downloaded the Thor UI recently and I love it, I've never been big on downloading custom UI's but I'm really glad I decided to give this one a shot. But ever since I downloaded the UI, and switched to widescreen letterbox mode so I could use Faetyl's window set up, I have these constant occurrences of the viewing area getting blacked out, it comes and goes, flickers in and out at what seems to be completely sporadic intervals. Usually at the worst possible times, like when I'm fighting, on engage, or when fleeing enemies, but it does even happen when I'm just standing there not doing anything. It happens it 1st person view and 3rd person view. Any suggestions on how to fix this or get it to stop? It is extremely frustrating, but I deal with it cause the ThorUI is worth it. Thanks.

--Botcha

Well, I installed a new vidcard today and so far this problem hasn't repeated itself, so can ingnore this post for now. Thanks.